UMAC Player of the Week Awards - Oct. 18, 2021
ST. PAUL, Minn.--- The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) announced its Player of the Week award winners Monday in the sports of football, volleyball, men's and women's soccer and men's and women's cross country The UMAC Player of the Week awards are nominated by UMAC coaches and athletics communications/sports information staff and selected by the latter. The awards are regularly published Monday afternoons.
The award winners and descriptions of their accomplishments for the week are below:
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FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Paul Garrett, Jr., Greenville
Goodwater, Ala./Clay Central
- Led Greenville offensively in 42-14 win over Westminster
- Rushed for 231 yards on 18 carries (12.8 yd/rush)
- Tallied three TDs including long of 85 yards
FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Javiera Bovell, Sr., Greenville
Orange Park, Fla./Oakleaf
- Helped hold Westminster offense to 226 yards
- Recorded four tackles from defensive end position
- Earned 2.5 sacks for a total loss of 24 yards
FOOTBALL SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Dylan Carns, Fy., Greenville
Pinckneyville, Ill./Pinckneyville
- Helped Greenville with field position game in two punts
- Recorded long punt of 66 yards that landed inside the 20
- Added a 40 yard punt inside the 10
VOLLEYBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Cassy Teff, Jr., Wisconsin-Superior
Foley, Minn./Foley
- Recorded triple-doubles in two UMAC wins
- Averaged 4.00 k/s and hit .341
- Had 17 kills, 17 assists and 18 digs vs. Bethany Lutheran
VOLLEYBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Jenna Anderson, Fy., Wisconsin-Superior
Bemidji, Minn./Bemidji
- Led the Yellowjackets defensively in 3-0 UMAC week
- Averaged 7.73 d/s
- Collected season-high 39 digs vs. Bethany Lutheran
VOLLEYBALL SETTER OF THE WEEK
Sydney Schwitters, Sr., Northwestern
Clara City, Minn./MACCRAY
- Averaged 12.88 a/s in three wins for the Eagles
- Recorded 57 assists in four-set win over Minnesota Morris
- Added 37 assists in non-conference sweep of UW-Stout
MEN'S SOCCER OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Protus Babaya, Sr., Wisconsin-Superior
Elk River, Minn./Elk River
- Posted seven points in two-win UMAC week
- Scored the first three goals in 25 minutes vs. Martin Luther
- Assisted on game-winner in win over Bethany Lutheran
MEN'S SOCCER DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Jamie Colvill, So., Northland
Canvey Island, Essex, England
- Recorded 16 saves in 1-1 week for the LumberJacks
- Turned away 14 shots in double OT loss to Bethany Lutheran
- Stopped Martin Luther on late penalty attempt for 2-1 win
WOMEN'S SOCCER OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Megan Moeller, So., Northwestern
Sheboygan, Wis./Sheboygan Christian
- Led Northwestern to three UMAC wins with six goals
- Scored a hat trick in win over North Central
- Converted a penalty kick vs. Rams
WOMEN'S SOCCER DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Zoe Kinakin, Sr., Bethany Lutheran
Victoria, British Columbia/Lambrick Park Secondary
- Played 270 minutes in 2-1 UMAC week for Vikings
- Earned two shutouts with 16 total saves
- Became BLC leader in season shutouts and wins
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY RUNNER OF THE WEEK
Derrick Moe, Sr., Wisconsin-Superior
Cloquet, Minn./Cloquet
- Clocked career-best time at Augustana Invite Saturday
- Finished 90th in field of over 230 runners with time of 26:00.02
- Time is ninth-fastest 8,000-meter posting in program history
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY RUNNER OF THE WEEK
Kayla Tobin, So., Bethany Lutheran
Watertown, Wis./Homeschool
- Placed 69th in field of 250 runner at Lewis & lcark Invite
- Clocked time of 23:26.1 for fifth-best time in program history
- Led Bethany Lutheran to 18th-place finish
A history of winners from 2021 fall sports can be found by award name below:
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Women's Soccer |
Men's Golf |
Women's Golf |
Men's Cross Country |
Women's Cross Country |
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